Common Sheet Wood Sizes

Softwood plywood typically used for rough framing comes in 4 x 8 feet 1220 x 2438 millimeters sheets.

Common sheet wood sizes.

Plywood is usually sold in 4 x 8 foot sheets. The tables below provide both the nominal and actual sizes so many common north american lumber sizes. The most common plywood sizes are 4 x 8 feet sheets and 5 x 5 feet sheets. Dimensional lumber is cut to a specific length width and depth.

Chart represents most common plywood sheet sizes in inches imperial system and millimeters metric dimensions. We also carry pre cut project panels that are available in different sizes that may vary by store. These project panels help eliminate waste cut costs and are easier to transport than full size panels. Sheets often have a rough surface and serve as the base for another material like osb siding.

Standard sheets are 1 2 inch thick while non standard thicknesses range from 1 8 inch to 3 4 inches. Even though with all variation often 3 4 19 mm nominal 23 32 thickness tongue and groove. Most of plywood sheets available in different thicknesses. The most common plywood sheet dimension 4 feet by 8 feet translates to the metric dimensions of 1 219 by 2 438 millimeters.

However there is a difference between the nominal size what the lumber is referred to and the actual size. Hardwood plywood comes also in abbreviated sheets measuring 2 by 2 2 by 4 and 4 by 4 feet while utility grade plywood comes in longer 4 by 10 foot sheets. The most common nominal thicknesses of plywood are 1 2 inch and 3 4 inch but once again the actual sizes are slightly different.